Routledge Literary Theory and Criminology - Critical Book

Explore the connection between contemporary literary theory and the field of criminology with this academic text from Routledge. Part of the New Directions in Critical Criminology series, this book is designed for scholars and researchers focused on questions of power, inequality, and harm. This work provides a deconstructive framework intended to support a critical criminological critique-praxis. It draws on various innovations, including philosophical, narrative, cultural, and pulp criminology, to offer new perspectives on the discipline. The book contains eight essays that cover a wide range of complex topics. Readers can examine discussions on globalisation, criminological fiction, poststructuralism, patriarchal political economy, racial capitalism, anthropocidal ecocide, and critical theory. It serves as a valuable resource for those studying the intersections of social science, literature, and systemic power structures.